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27th April 2021

If you glance quickly at a map of Italy, you will probably not spot San Sepolcro. This is a small, quaint town to the east of Florence and north of Arezzo. If you draw straight lines joining up the three places, you will end up with an almost perfect triangle with San Sepolcro as the...

27th April 2021

Proud and emotional. Whether you are religious or not there was a collective feeling of affection in Gibraltar as Mark Miles was ordained an Archbishop at the weekend. He could have chosen Rome for the ordination ceremony. Instead, he opted for his hometown of Gibraltar, where he started life as a parish priest in 1996....

27th April 2021

India's Covid-19 deaths near 200,000 Vital medical supplies poured into India on Tuesday as hospitals short of oxygen and beds turned away coronavirus patients, while a surge in infections pushed the death toll towards 200,000. Supplies from Britain, including 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators, arrived in Delhi, said Reuters partner ANI, while France is...

26th April 2021

By PA Reporters People aged 50 and under are being urged to get their Covid-19 vaccine so the UK can “continue on the path back to normality”. The push for people to take up jab offers comes as restrictions ease in Wales and Scotland, and as Britain sends more than 600 pieces of urgently-needed medical...

26th April 2021

By Catherine Wylie, PA People aged 44 will be invited to book their Covid-19 vaccine in England from Monday. Around half a million 44-year-olds will receive a text inviting them to get their jab through the national booking service, NHS England said. The decision to move to people aged 40-43 will be set out in...

25th April 2021

Gibraltarian priest Mark Miles was ordained an Archbishop on Sunday in a moving ceremony during which he was commended to work with “an open, generous, steadfast and compassionate heart” in his new role as Apostolic Nuncio to Togo and Benin. Archbishop Miles was appointed the papal ambassador to the west African countries by Pope Francis,...

23rd April 2021

Bertina Garcia would have been 100 years old yesterday. A teacher by profession, if her life had taken a different path, she could have more than likely performed on the stage of La Scala in Milan. She was 91 when she passed away in 2012. If you were a pupil of Loreto Convent in the...

22nd April 2021

Concerns about restrictions on unvaccinated people visiting relatives in hospital or elderly care “are being blown out of all proportion” by the GSD for political ends, the Gibraltar Government said yesterday. No.6 Convent Place said it sympathised with those people, but insisted it had a duty to protect the most vulnerable in the community, even...

22nd April 2021

By Vicky Shaw Online shopping is a trend that appears firmly here to stay, even as more of the high street begins to open up again, as lockdown restrictions ease. A third (33%) of people think they will continue to shop online more often for non-grocery items, even after the immediate threat of the pandemic...

22nd April 2021

By Laura Parnaby The Princess Royal has opened a garden to commemorate loved ones lost to coronavirus, during one of three visits to hospitals in Gloucestershire. The Queen and late Duke of Edinburgh’s only daughter spoke to NHS staff about their work during the pandemic, at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH), Wotton Lawn Hospital, and Cheltenham...

22nd April 2021

By Sam Blewett, PA Deputy Political Editor The Defence Secretary has acknowledged “prejudice played a part” in failures to properly commemorate potentially hundreds of thousands of black and Asian service personnel who died fighting for the British Empire. Ben Wallace issued an apology and expressed “deep regret” on Thursday after an investigation found the Commonwealth...

21st April 2021

Elderly Residential Services said on Wednesday it would now allow daily visits, up from four times a week, as Gibraltar eases back to normality underpinned by community-wide vaccination. ERS said it had established a safe visiting procedure for its facilities in tandem with the Director of Public Health as well as the GHA’s Medical Director,...

21st April 2021

In this week’s travel feature Eyleen Gomez takes a sombre look at the ‘Wall of Murder’ in New Orleans. When you think of New Orleans, you think of a vibrant city with its infamous mardi gras parades, the home of jazz, jambalaya and of course its colonial architecture. However, amongst a multitude of positive aspects...

20th April 2021

With just days to go before his ordination as an Archbishop and the start of a new role as Apostolic Nuncio to the West African countries of Benin and Togo, Monsignor Mark Miles acknowledged on Tuesday that he had “butterflies in his stomach,” even while being overwhelmed too by the warm reaction of this community...

20th April 2021

Officers from the Royal Gibraltar Police and the Department of the Environment have teamed up to help fight antisocial behaviour around Gibraltar. Regular patrols will target offences such as littering, graffiti and dog fouling in hotspots around the Rock. The joint patrols started on Tuesday and are in response to feedback from local residents who...

20th April 2021

By Liz Connor Whether it’s waking up at 5am to run a half marathon or having the afternoon free to leisurely take a meditation class, building the kind of healthy habits that are practised by celebrities and influencers can feel unrealistic for most people. We’re all trying our best to stick to a good routine,...

20th April 2021

By Ilan Noy and Nguyen Doan What have we lost because of the pandemic? According to our calculations, a lot — and many of the worst hit countries and regions are far from world media attention. Typically, damage from any disaster is measured in separate categories: the number of fatalities and injuries it caused, and...

20th April 2021

By PA Sport Staff Eddie Hearn is to become chairman of the Matchroom Sport Group as his father Barry steps aside after almost 40 years to take up an advisory role as president. The 41-year-old boxing promoter will also take over as chairman of the Professional Darts Corporation and the PGA EuroPro Tour. Steve Dawson...

19th April 2021

Having arrived in Gibraltar from Tetuaon, Morocco, as a 13-year-old, unable to speak a word of English or Spanish, DC Mojib Benhakim later became the first Moroccan-born officer to qualify as an officer in the Royal Gibraltar Police. “When I arrived, I only spoke Arabic and French so I did not do well in my...

19th April 2021

By Laura Harding, PA Deputy Entertainment Editor Footballer Marcus Rashford has launched a book club to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds and encourage them to read. The England and Manchester United striker previously campaigned to ensure children eligible for free school meals were still given food during the holidays amid the pandemic. The book club...

19th April 2021

By Simon Peach, PA Chief Football Writer Gary Neville claimed clubs should be relegated, Jamie Carragher called Liverpool an “embarrassment” and Prime Minister Boris Johnson demanded answers as plans for a new European Super League came to light. Reports emerged on Sunday that the Premier League’s so-called ‘big six’ of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City,...

18th April 2021

By PA Reporters The royal family will continue to grieve this week following the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral, although the period of national mourning has ended. After almost 70 years as head of state, the Queen will reign without her husband by her side, as she sat on her own during the funeral service that...

16th April 2021

Ninety-nine is a grand old age. Few people manage to do or influence others as much as The Duke of Edinburgh did in his time of service to the UK, to the Commonwealth and to the world. With the Covid pandemic still very much on our minds, his passing has perhaps felt like a greater...

16th April 2021

By Laura Elston, PA Court Reporter At his funeral, the Duke of Edinburgh will be interred in the Royal Vault of St George’s Chapel – but this will not be his final resting place. When the Queen dies, Philip will be transferred to the gothic church’s King George VI memorial chapel to lie alongside his...

15th April 2021

By Tony Jones The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have made their first joint public appearance since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh to see flowers left in his memory. Charles and Camilla made an emotional visit to Marlborough House – the home of the Commonwealth – in central London, where floral...

14th April 2021

A late winner by substitute Lee Casciaro secured Lincoln Red Imps’ hopes of a league and cup double to continue alive whilst denting Lynx’s hopes of European club football even further. Following last weekend’s 7-0 victory by the Imps against Lynx, few would have bet on an upset. However, Lincoln left themselves open to such...

14th April 2021

The Department of Education held a virtual careers fair on Tuesday with students able to chat to professionals online. The virtual careers fair aimed to be just like the in person event, with the website showing different booths that students could click on and begin interacting. The event is traditionally held in the Tercentenary Hall...

14th April 2021

By Abi Jackson Are bouts of diarrhoea making your life difficult? While lots of things can cause digestive issues, thousands of people could be living with microscopic colitis – which is actually very treatable. This Microscopic Colitis Awareness Week (April 12-17), the charity Guts UK is highlighting the lack of awareness around the condition –...

14th April 2021

We love it when Gibraltar features positively on the world stage. It fills us with pride. If it shows how much we value being part of the UK family even better. On Saturday a 41-gun salute was fired in Gibraltar to mark the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. It was carried out by the...

14th April 2021

As he walked through the GEMA Gallery in Montagu Bastion on Tuesday, the Governor confessed to being intrigued, delighted, confused and at times even scared by some of the art on show. The exhibition by Kitchen Studios, Sir David Steel told the Chronicle, opened a creative door into how young people see the world. It...